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Public art in Castle Rock is paid for out of the Philip S. Miller Trust Fund. No taxpayer money is used for the purchase of public art.
Philip S. Miller, a local banker and philanthropist, and his wife, Jerry, bequeathed a portion of the proceeds of their substantial estate to the Town. Proceeds from the annual earnings are kept in the Philip S. Miller Trust Fund. Town Council determines expenditures from this fund annually for public art, generally at $25,000 per year, and for other community-driven programs.
The Public Art Commission recommends expenditures in keeping with a Town goal to advance Philip S. Miller's legacy by fostering a sense of community and enhancing community character.
Public art pieces
View a map of public art pieces. Castle Rock is part of the Countywide Art Encounters program. The art in this program is notated.
Public Art Plan
The Commission in 2017 created a new Public Art Plan, which Town Council adopted. View the plan.

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The late, great Dick Clark said it best, "Music is the soundtrack of our lives." So, it only makes sense that when we're enjoying the best of what life has to offer, from hiking to camping and enjoying time with friends, the right music makes all the difference.
But, what is on your playlist for the next outdoor adventure? Up the ante with one of our playlists, and add some of your epic adventure tunes, too.
Though many consider the sounds of nature to be better than any music you could put on, sometimes a longer hike is more enjoyable with the right music. A little upbeat, while still keeping a relaxed feel, our playlist is perfect for your next hike.
- Barrel of a Gun, Guster
- People to People, State Radio
- Oxford Comma, Vampire Weekend
- White Winter Hymnal, Fleet Foxes
- Old Pine, Ben Howard
- Cosmic Love, Florence and the Machine
- Old Man, Neil Young
- Take it Easy, The Eagles
- America, Simon and Garfunkel
- We Are Nowhere and It's Now, Bright Eyes
Camping is an amazing experience. Other than a campfire, however, music is crucial to setting the mood for a great weekend. If you're road tripping to the campground, roll the windows down and give this playlist a try.
- Here Comes the Sun, Beatles
- Road Trippin', Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- What I Got, Sublime
- Into the Great Wide Open, Tom Petty
- Country Road, James Taylor
- One Way Out, The Allman Brothers
- The Cave, Mumford and Sons
- Sweet Disposition, The Temper Trap
- Howlin' For You, The Black Keys
- Houdini, Foster the People
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Santa Cycle Rampage Saturday, Dec. 1st, 2018
(scroll down to skip the Santa screed and register!)
7 am - 9 am - Day-of registration for procrastinators at BelAir Cantina Tosa, 6817 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
Pre-registered riders check-in at BelAir get your wristband and free candy canes to throw to the kids
Preregistered riders stop in at BelAir before you ride to check in, get your wristband, and pick up free candy canes to hand out to kids watching along the ride. For those who save their holiday shopping until Christmas Eve, you can register for the Rampage that morning between 7AM and 9AM at BelAir too.
9:30 am - Ride leaves from Cranky Al's at 69th and North Ave.
10:30 am - Ride ends at Lakefront Brewery, 1872 N Commerce St. (open to Santa and his helpers from 10am - 12pm)
Register Below
Kids 18 and younger ride free, but parents must sign a waiver here.
See the list below for other Santa Gathering places to enjoy holiday cheer before and after the ride. Keep in the loop as we add more Santa Gathering places and announce special offers for Santa's helpers on our Santa Cycle Rampage Facebook community and Facebook event page. If you have a favorite cafe or tavern that wants to be listed as a Santa Rampage gathering place, ask the owner or manager to email email@example.com
Please save yourself some time at the Rampage check-in that morning and sign the waiver online by clicking the button below.
Sign the Online Waiver to Ride »
We started the Santa Cycle Rampage 16 years ago with a handful of people who rode their bikes all year so we had a fun ride in the winter and encourage other people to try riding in the winter. Now lots of people ride all year, which may be one reason why the Santa Cycle Rampage now attracts hundreds of people and has even spun off other Santa Cycle Rampage rides as far away as Boston.
Haven't been on a Santa Cycle Rampage? This fun video from last year's Rampage by Richard Beauchamp and our friends at Mainly Editing should give you an idea of what to expect. Thanks also to Eddie Blazonczyk, Sr. (July 12, 1941 – May 21, 2012) and The Versatones for the perfect background music. Blazoncyk, fromn south of the Cheddar Curtain, was a Grammy award-
Bike Fed-Santa Rampage 2015 from Mainly Editing on Vimeo.
For 2016, the "official" Santa Cycle Rampage Ride day-of registration begins at 7:00 AM at Red Dot Tosa and pre-ride check-in will open at 7am, at BelAir Cantina. Please stop in to pick up your ride wrist band. We will also be giving riders free candy canes to share with people along the ride. Be sure to get to BelAir early enough to eat a special breakfast with "Golden Ticket" prizes hidden randomly in the meals!
The police-led Santa Cycle Rampage ride will start at 9:30am from Cranky Al's Bakery at 69th and North Avenue (one of the traditional morning Santa gathering places). Riders can stage on 69th St., which will be closed. The ride will be a slow, 5.5 mile group ride down North Avenue to Lakefront Brewery.
Registration for the Santa Cycle Rampage Ride is
Bike Fed members: $20
Non-members: $35
Parents, in the spirit of the holidays, kids under 18 ride free, but be sure to add to your waiver please!
See the route map below for the location of registration check-in at BelAir Cantina, ride start at Cranky Al's, and to find the locations of other Santa Gathering Places around the Milwaukee area.
This year we are looking for Coordinators for each of the Santa Gathering Places. These Head Santas will get free entry to the ride, and a free t-shirt or hat. Coordinators can help lead the Santas to the ride start or directly to Lakefront Brewery if you are skipping the official ride, and then back to their local Santa Gathering place after. If you are interested in becoming a Head Santa, email Santa Dave.
We did contact all the other business owners where Santas traditionally gather in the morning or as post-ride parties, and they all agreed to roll out the red carpet for holiday merrymakers again this year. We even picked up some new places. All the business owners also agreed to sponsor the ride with donations to the Wisconsin Bike Fed. Below is the official list of Santa Cycle Rampage Day sponsors for morning gathering places and post-ride parties. Note that some of these businesses have limited hours for Santas because they have tours and other events.
2018 Santa Gathering Places (Your neighborhood holiday haunt not listed? Ask the proprietor to email Santa Dave to get on the list.
- Belair Cantina, Wauwatosa, 6817 W North Ave., Wauwatosa 7am Pre-ride check-in and day-of registration.
- Cafe Hollander Wauwatosa Village, 7677 W State St. 8am
- Cafe Hollander Downer, 2608 N Downer Ave. 8am, the original east side official gathering place for Santa!
- Cafe Centraal, 2306 S Kinnickinnic Ave., Bay View
- Cranky Al's, 6901 W North Ave., Wauwatosa
- Great Lakes Distillery, 11am-2pm, 616 W Virginia St., Milwaukee, Delicious food and beverages, with
- Mobcraft Brewery 505 S. 5th St Milwaukee, 9 craft pizzas and soft pretzels on menu, featuring Candy Krampus beer!
- Kegel's Inn, 5901 W National Ave., West Allis, Open to feed hungry Santas from 8am-11am, then group ride to Lakefront Brewery, reopens at 4:30pm
- Kochanski's Concertina Beer Hall, 1pm-close, 1920 S 37th St., Milwaukee
- Lakefront Brewery, Open 10:00am-noon, 1872 N Commerce St., Milwaukee
- Nomad World Pub, 1401 E Brady St, Milwaukee, Santa Mike lights the fire pit lit at 7AM with drink specials and food, then leads the shortest official Santa ride to Lakefront Brewery.
Of course, the more Santas the merrier, but we don't expect everyone on the East Side or in Bay View to change their habits, register for the official ride and pedal out to 'Tosa, just to ride back down to Lakefront Brewery. Santas around Milwaukee are welcome to keep their Rampage traditions and do their own things. You don't have to register to put on a Santa Suit and spread holiday cheer. You can also buy a shirt or hat without doing our ride. Hopefully the number of businesses who welcome Santas continues to grow over the years, and there are even more people riding around in Santa suits in every corner of Milwaukee, getting more people to try riding bikes in the winter and spending money at local businesses to boost our economy.
If you have never tried riding around town in a Santa suit, you really should. It is the only time you get honked at riding your bike because people are so happy to see you! We have lots more photos from Days of Santa Cycle Rampage Past here and here on our Bike Fed Photoshelter website.


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Auschwitz, 1942. Angelus Thomsen is trying to seduce Hannah Doll, the wife of his Commandant, Paul Doll. Through the events surrounding this affair Thomsen and Doll narrate the Final Solution. Complicit in their chronicle is Szmul, a Jewish Sonderkommando, an inmate who guarantees a slight extension of his life by assisting in the exterminations.
Amis' virtuosic prose is used most effectively with his three narrators, each telling the tale of their own condemnation. The cocksure if detached Thomsen, whose reflexivity grows as the novel progresses. The self-described 'romantic' and 'everyman' Doll, whose zeal is revealed in hilarious narcissism. And the esoteric Szmul, mournful of his state of being.
Light reading The Zone of Interest is not, but the tale is compelling, the prose is alluring, and the humanity is shattering.


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Community blood drive at Lincoln Masonic Center on Monday
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[November 29, 2012]
To help ensure an adequate blood supply
for the region, there will be a blood drive at the Lincoln Masonic
Center, 2022 N. Kickapoo, on Monday from noon to 6 p.m.
Central Illinois Community Blood Center, a not-for-profit
organization, is the provider of lifesaving blood for 14 hospitals
in central Illinois, including Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and
Springfield's Memorial Medical Center and St. John's Hospital. CICBC
is a division of the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, which
collects over 180,000 units of blood annually and serves 85
hospitals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.
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Someday I will own a DeLorean. It won't initially be a nice one though, because I am way to cheap to buy anything decent. It will probably be a total mess of a car that nobody else will touch. It will look like a pile of charred stainless steel that was hit by a train, and then dumped into a muddy river for a few years. Yeap, that is the one that I would buy. Haters gonna hate, but I love seeing a car brought back from the worst of the worst. The only thing better than that is being part of the restoration process. That said, assuming that you are not quite as cheap as me, but pretty darn close, I have a treat for you today. It comes in the form of good news in bad news though.
Good News: This DeLorean was not hit by a train! Fantastic right?
Bad News: It was on fire, but the current owners says that it merely "had minor fire in cabin". Understatement of the year? Absolutely. We all know that fires are put out with water, so I think we can also assume that this car was filled with thousands of gallons of H2O as well. That doesn't scare you right? Good!
Just less than 9 grand is all it will take to bring this beauty to your driveway. It's just too bad it wasn't hit by a train, or I may be a buyer. Ah well, better luck next time I guess…
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PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS (July 29, 2013) – Eight teams will participate in the third annual Battle 4 Atlantis, the richest Division I Men's pre-season college basketball tournament on November 28-30, 2013. The pulse-pounding event will be televised live on NBC Sports Network and AXS TV from the 3,900-seat arena at the famed Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas. The 2013 Battle 4 Atlantis field combines teams with 191 NCAA Tournament appearances, 25 Final Four appearances and 5 National Championships and features University of Kansas, Villanova University, University of Tennessee, University of Southern California, University of Iowa, Xavier University, Wake Forest University, and University of Texas at El Paso.
This talented field will battle through a 12-game tournament televised live to sports fans nationwide. Starting November 28, AXS TV will air coverage of the tournament at 1:00 PM EST and 3:30 PM EST, while NBC Sports will broadcast the daily 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM games. AXS TV is available nationally on DIRECTV (channel 340), Dish (channel 131), AT&T U-Verse (channel 1106), Verizon FiOS (channel 569) as well as Charter, Comcast Xfinity, Insight, Suddenlink and other TV providers.
The Battle 4 Atlantis first game brackets, beginning November 28, are as follows:
Game 1: Villanova University vs. University of Southern California (live at 1:00 PM EST on AXS TV)
Game 2: University of Kansas vs. Wake Forest University (live at 3:30 PM EST on AXS TV)
Game 3: Xavier University vs. University of Iowa (live at 7:00 PM EST on NBC Sports Network)
Game 4: University of Tennessee vs. University of Texas at El Paso (live at 9:30 PM EST on NBC Sports Network)
In addition to the world's largest open-air marine habitat, Atlantis also boasts a half-million dollar arena with state-of-the-art regulation facilities, located at the epicenter of the famous resort. Atlantis offers guests lavish accommodations, a Mandara Spa, and a 141-acre waterscape with slides and rivers, as well as the largest casino in the Caribbean and a variety of celebrity-chef dining – including Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill and Todd English's newly opened Olives.
Following last year's Battle 4 Atlantis Championship game between Duke University and University of Louisville, Duke's Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski expressed his satisfaction with the tournament: "We are ecstatic about the win. It was an endurance race for both teams. It was a heck of a tournament for us. We had great hospitality. Everyone you meet has a smile on their face and a warm heart."
"We are excited to welcome the 2013 Battle 4 Atlantis teams to Paradise. Battle 4 Atlantis continues to be the leading pre-season college basketball tournament and will be for many years to come," says George Markantonis, President & Managing Director, Atlantis, Paradise Island.
Battle 4 Atlantis ticket and travel packages can be booked by calling 1-800-Atlantis or visiting Battle4Atlantis.com.
About Atlantis, Paradise Island resort, The Bahamas
Atlantis, Paradise Island is a unique, ocean-themed destination located on Paradise Island, The Bahamas, and features a variety of accommodations, all built around a 141-acre waterscape comprised of over 20 million gallons of fresh and saltwater lagoons, pools and habitats. Home to the largest open-air marine habitat in the world, there are over 50,000 marine animals in lagoons and displays, including The Dig, a maze of underwater corridors and passageways providing a journey through ancient Atlantis. Atlantis is home to Aquaventure, a non-stop water experience consisting of thrilling water slides, a mile-long river ride with high intensity rapids and wave surges, and never-before-seen special effects. Dolphin Cay, the resort's interaction and education center, was created with the goal of enlightening visitors about the wonders of these remarkable ocean inhabitants.
The Cove Atlantis, a 600-room resort, features oversized rooms with a step down living space, spectacular designs by acclaimed interior architects Jeffrey Beers and David Rockwell, unprecedented services and amenities, private all-adult and family pools, lavish cabanas and breathtaking views of the ocean. Atlantis is also known as THE culinary destination in The Caribbean with a collection of restaurants from world-renowned chefs including Nobu Matsuhisa, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Bobby Flay. The resort boasts an impressive collection of luxury boutiques and shops, casino, and the largest conference center, meeting and convention facilities in The Caribbean.
For further information about Atlantis, Paradise Island; call 954-809-2000 or visit Atlantis.com. For reservations, call your travel agent or 800-ATLANTIS.
Both low and high resolution color photography of Atlantis, Paradise Island is available at news.atlantis.com. If you are new user to this site, please complete the online registration to be granted access to the online newsroom. Atlantis can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/Atlantis and on Twitter at AtlantisResort.
About NBC Sports Network
NBC Sports Network, part of the NBC Sports Group, is dedicated to serving passionate sports fans. Now in more than 80 million homes, the Emmy-award winning network is the cable television home of the Summer and Winter Olympics, National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer (MLS), IZOD IndyCar Series, Tour de France, the 34th America's Cup, Premier League, Formula One, and beginning in 2015 NASCAR. In addition, NBC Sports Network features college football, college basketball, college hockey, cycling, outdoor programming, horse racing surrounding the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup, Fight Night boxing, Ironman, the Dew Action Sports Tour and USA Sevens Rugby. The network is also home to original programs such as Costas Tonight, The Crossover, NFL Turning Point, Pro Football Talk and The Dan Patrick Show. NBC Sports Network is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
About AXS TV
Launched in July 2012 under the vision and stewardship of entrepreneur Mark Cuban, AXS TV is the premier destination for live events, and as-they-are-happening trends in the worlds of pop culture, music, and entertainment.
AXS TV Concerts is the premier source on television for 100% live music. From multi-day festivals to stadium tours to club acts, AXS TV delivers an unparalleled shared experience for fans of all genres. Leveraging the network's vast capacity, artists expand their reach to live behind-the-scenes moments, live fan Q&As, social media engagement and more unique opportunities specifically for the AXS TV audience. With multiple live concerts weekly, AXS TV is the number one destination for artists and their fans to experience and share a pure live event in the world of music and pop culture. Live LIVE!
The network partners include Mark Cuban, AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and CBS. For more information, go to www.axs.tv.
Megan Marchesini
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On the set of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises last August, I got to participate in a group interview with Anne Hathaway. While all of the actors were extremely guarded with their answers, you could see how happy they were to be on set and part of Nolan's final Batman film. Here's a few of the highlights from our interview:
- When she got the part, she didn't go back to look at any of the older Catwomans for inspiration because this Catwoman is specific to Nolan's Gotham City.
- Hathaway did most of the fight sequences wearing heels.
- When she first read the script, she couldn't take it home with her. She had to read it in a locked room.
- She took the sides home with her when she screen tested, and the producer had to hunt her down so the sides could be destroyed.
- Instead of a princess, Hathaway says she always wanted to be Catwoman when she was growing up. She loved Catwoman's sense of humor, how sly she was, and her independence.
- They filmed dialogue scenes with IMAX cameras, which sound like a cappuccino machine. She likes the noise when filming fight sequences because it "keeps you out of your head."
Hit the jump for more.
As usual, I'm offering you two ways to get the interview: you can either click here for the audio, or the full transcript is below. The Dark Knight Rises opens July 20.
Question: Are you happy to be able to finally talk about the movie?
Anne Hathaway: I'm happy to be able to talk about the movie as much as I can. Obviously a few secrets are out now so I can discuss certain things, but quite a few things are still under wraps.
What is your reaction to the set photos getting out on line?
Hathaway: I asked people to check it out for me…it's a little over whelming.
Can you talk about stepping into the shoes of such an iconic character? A lot of people grew up with Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman and Eartha Kitt. How does it feel to be Catwoman?
Hathaway: Well the first thing you have to say is what an honor. It was funny for me because when I got my start, I kind of got my big break with The Princess Diaries and during the press rounds for that everyone asked me: "Did you always want to be a princess growing up?" And the truth was, no I wanted to be Catwoman. And I think a lot of women feel that way. And the fact that I am actually her is such a dream come true. It's such a pinch me moment. And the fact that I am Catwoman in Chris Nolan's Gotham to Christian Bale's Batman is unbelievably cool.
How does this version of Catwoman differ from previous versions?
Hathaway: Specifics? As much as I can say? She fits into the Gotham that Chris has established.
When you got this role, what did Chris tell you about not letting any secrets out?
Hathaway: It's sort of implied that everything is meant to be kept under wraps as possible. The production isn't called Batman, it has another name. When I first read the script I couldn't take it home with me, I had to read it in a locked room. Maybe the room wasn't locked, I could be adding that for dramatic effect…but you know…
How do you learn your lines if you can't even take the script home with you?
Hathaway: I read it through once really fast and I went back and read over all of my scenes and tried to memorize them as much as I could instantly. It's cool, you can call Chris and ask "what is this scene about again?" and eventually you get a copy of the script. But everything is done with the upmost secrecy. When I screen tested, I took the sides home with me. And it was really awkward because the producer had to hunt me down to get the sides back so that they could be destroyed. So it's implied that this should be treated with a certain amount of secrecy, which is great because I think it is so much more fun to discover it in the movie theatre when there is so much anticipation about the movie. I'm excited for people to discover it when it's all pieced together the way Chris wants it.
What has been the physical challenge of this role for you so far?
Hathaway: I'd always thought I was pretty healthy and I always thought I had worked hard in the gym and it turns out that what I thought was hard, in Catwoman's world, is actually light to moderate. I've had to ratchet everything up. I have the most incredible stuntwoman in the world and she's got me and the character to another level.
Why did you want to be Catwoman when you were a kid?
Hathaway: I loved Catwoman's sense of humor. I love how sly she is. I love how she, to use a cat metaphor, walks the fence and you don't know which side she's going to come down on. She's totally independent. And let's face it, she's badass.
Who is your favorite Catwoman?
Hathaway: They're all great. Each Catwoman is specific to the Gotham City she lives in and the director that helps shape her. So it's kind of hard to have a favorite and I'm not just being political, it's hard to have a favorite because each one is so specific as themselves. And you look back at the history of the comic and Catwoman gets reinvented every ten to fifteen years anyway. You can have preferences but the core of the character remains.
Did you look at any of them as inspiration?
Hathaway: I grew up with all of them so I was well acquainted with the character's dimension; she's one of my favorite characters in the comic book world and in the movie world. But I didn't go back to any of the other ones because I'm in Chris's Gotham City. For me it didn't make a lot of sense to look at them for inspiration, even as extraordinary a performance that Michelle Pfeiffer gave, that was Tim Burton's Gotham. So for me that didn't make a lot of sense.
Have you had any influence over the look of the character?
Hathaway: I don't know if I had any influence.
Influence in the mannerisms or style?
Hathaway: I can't really talk about that.
Considering the loss of Rachel in the last film, does Selena's arrival in Batman's life affect him strongly?
Hathaway: Perhaps.
Have you been filming with IMAX cameras doing dialogue scenes?
What is that like because those cameras make a lot of noise or have you not noticed that?
Hathaway: I have noticed the noise because it sounds like a cappuccino being made constantly! (Laughs) For the fight sequences I actually love it because it keeps you out of your head and it adds to the adrenalin somehow. But I haven't shot that many of the dialogue scenes yet. I assume we're just going to ADR it later on, or that our sound guy who just won an Oscar knows what he's doing and maybe we won't have to.
Being a fan of Catwoman, what is your reaction to Chris Nolan's version versus the Catwoman in your mind?
Hathaway: When Chris Nolan is your director you are like, "I trust that, I'm wrong." I have no problems bowing down to Chris' vision. I've loved every movie he's made; it's an honor to be in one of them. And I think that if something doesn't make sense, forcing yourself to understand it from his perspective makes you better. And he's right, not "he's usually right." He's right.
After Christian Bale you are the most high profile person in the cast at this point in time– is this movie going to be important for your career?
Hathaway: Obviously Christian is Batman and it's the Batman series and he's the star of it. One of the things that I love about working with Christian and this franchise is that it does feel like an ensemble each time. Christian is the leader of the actors and he is so lovely so I haven't really thought about it to be honest.
What are the styles of Martial arts you do in the film? Don't you have a dance background?
Hathaway: Yes, I do. I don't actually know the name of it – sorry this makes me sound like an airhead. The stunt department are all phenomenal fighters and so I've just been mimicking them and doing whatever they tell me to do. I do all sorts of kicks. I do a roundhouse kick, I think its all mixed martial arts. I don't know what the martial arts technique is called but I've been doing it in heels!
How does it feel to be Chris Nolan's first cool action hero female?
Hathaway: I didn't realize I was the first and I feel a little nauseous, that's a lot of pressure. I couldn't feel more privileged to walk on the set every day. I'm the most annoying chipper person, because every day I walk on set I just want to do back flips at how happy I am to be here. I would have played street cop number three if it meant getting to work with Chris Nolan, and I get to play Catwoman! I hope I don't let him down.
For more from our The Dark Knight Rises set visit:
- 20 Things to Know About The Dark Knight Rises From Our Set Visit; Plus a Recap of the Filming Including Bane's Big Entrance
- Christian Bale Talks Shooting in IMAX, Ending the Trilogy, Fight Scenes with Tom Hardy and More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
- Tom Hardy Talks Following Heath Ledger's Joker, Bane's Costume and More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
- Producer Emma Thomas Talks Drawing from Comic Books, Bane, Filming in IMAX and Much More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises


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The FDA's current good manufacturing practice guidelines are there to ensure that products are consistently produced in a controlled environment with quality standards guiding their intended use. For more than two decades, MasterControl has led the quality management software industry in providing the products, training, and support that companies need to attain and sustain compliance with good manufacturing practice guidelines.
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A roundup of some unusual news of the past week as reported by GateHouse newspapers.
Police: Man swiped copper church gutter - during Easter Mass PLAINFIELD, Conn. -- A man was arrested last Saturday for allegedly stealing a copper gutter from the All Hallows Church - while Easter Mass was taking place. Plainfield police said they received a call at 8:37 p.m. from a parishioner who reported seeing a man remove a 30-foot section of gutter from above the doors leading to the front of the church. Witness statements and a successful track by the Plainfield Police Department's K-9 unit resulted in the arrest of Paul Bissonette, 44. He was charged with sixth-degree larceny and third-degree criminal mischief. Police 'flush' out suspect CANTON, Ohio -- Police heard a toilet flush when they announced they were coming into a bathroom where they suspected a man was hiding. Seconds later, they found a rock of crack cocaine on the bathroom floor and arrested the man in the bathroom, Stark County Jail records said. Willie D. Powell, 27, was arrested Tuesday in a felony drug possession charge. He was arrested by Canton police, who had been called to an apartment complex by someone complaining of loud music. Jail records said police believed the man was hiding behind a locked bathroom door. When they announced they were coming in, they heard the toilet flush. They found the cocaine where he had been hiding, jail records said. Long-missing cat found ROCKFORD, Ill. – Precious the cat was reunited with its Denver owner last Friday after a flight from Midway Airport in Chicago. How in the world did a cat from Denver end up in Rockford? Precious isn't saying, so for Virginia Wheeler of Denver, it's a good thing the microchip is. The cat, who went missing from its Denver home about a year ago, was turned in to Winnebago County Animal Services last week as a stray. When officials scanned Precious' microchip, they tracked the cat to Wheeler. Chicago-based Terry Dowd Inc., a fine-arts delivery company, took Precious from Rockford to Midway Airport, a donation estimated at nearly $1,000. Frontier Airlines donated the flight from Midway to Denver. She slit his tires, so he took a pipe to her head ARDMORE, Okla. -- An Ardmore woman told police her soon-to-be ex-husband assaulted her with a pipe after she slit the tires on his vehicle, which she only did when he refused to give her money to pay for their pending divorce. Officers responded about this past Wednesday to the estranged husband's residence after receiving a domestic disturbance call. When they arrived, they found the woman nursing a minor head wound, and the husband jacking up his vehicle in order to change the damaged tires. The pair apparently agreed on the circumstances surrounding the disturbance. They also agreed to leave each other alone and resolve their differences in divorce court. No charges were filed. GateHouse News Service


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Junior Elizabeth Eberhardt of the Central Connecticut women's track and field team earned the NEC Women's Track Athlete of the Week honor for her record-breaking performance at the Penn Relays this week, the league announced Tuesday.
Eberhardt earned the No. 1 seed in the steeplechase for the upcoming weekend's NEC Outdoor Championships. The third-year Blue Devil claimed the bronze medal competing in the Penn Relays College Division after crossing the line in 10:37.64. Eberhardt's time, which moved her past Sacred Heart's Brianna Castrogivanni on the NEC leader board, is the second-fastest in league history. Coming in more than 17 seconds better than the ECAC Championship qualifying standard, Eberhardt's performance is second only to the 10:29.27 SHU's Katie Wrinkle ran in 2004.
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Dinner Tonight: Zucchini Pancakes with Dill and Fresh Ricotta Recipe
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Tomorrow it will be July, high summer, and though that means hot, humid weather, it also means the produce is going to really start pouring in. Especially zucchini and summer squash. If you know anyone with a zucchini plant, it's possible they're going to start leaving them secretly on your front stoop because soon, nobody will know what to do with them all. (Seriously, a neighbor of mine growing up used to do this, and we caught him once. This was after we'd already accepted pounds of his zucchini willingly.)
Zucchini pancakes have found their way to SE in the past, but I thought this recipe was worth posting because it's a little different. It's from a video post from Working Class Foodies, and the key is what holds the pancakes together: flour and seltzer water.
I immediately thought of tempura batter, which it essentially is, except it's mixed up with the shredded zucchini instead of coating it. The carbonation in the seltzer seems to lighten the texture and it also means you can skip the step of salting and draining the zucchini, which saves time.
- Yield:serves 4
- Active time: 10 minutes
- Total time:20 minutes
- 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup seltzer water
- 2-3 large zucchini (about 1 1/2 pounds), ends trimmed
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried dill
- 1/4 cup olive oil
In a small bowl, stir together the ricotta with the lemon zest, and season to taste with salt and pepper. If the ricotta seems too dry, stir in a little water and/or olive oil.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour and seltzer water to make a smooth batter. Grate zucchini on a box grater or using a food processor, and stir into the batter with the Parmesan, salt, and dill.
In a large (12-inch) skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat until shimmering. Scoop the zucchini batter with a shallow, wide spoon into the skillet and flatten them carefully into thin pancakes in the skillet without crowding (no more than four at a time). Cook, flipping once, until golden, about 4 minutes per side. Serve with the fresh ricotta.
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SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz land-use consultant Owen Lawlor has a new vision for downtown properties two blocks from the Kaiser Permanente Arena.
His idea is to put up a four-story building with ground floor retail topped by three floors of apartments catering to tech workers looking for an urban car-free lifestyle.
"We're at the early stages of analyzing the site and feasibility," he said, noting that the project would require demolition of existing buildings and take several years. "We'll have more information in a few months."
Devcon Investments LLC, based in Milpitas, acquired the properties last month from two longtime owners for $5.9 million.
"We see them more as a long-term investment," said Bret Sisney, vice president at Devcon Construction, who said Lawlor had the buildings under contract and assigned the contracts to Devcon Investments.
Haber Brothers LLC sold the building at 812 Pacific Ave., which houses the Salvation Army thrift store, for $4 million.
Cesarina Brown sold 305 and 309 Front St. and 806 and 810 Pacific Ave. for $1.9 million. Occupants include Holiday Muffler & Brake and Kabul Palace restaurant.
Property taxes are going up, Sisney said, noting the sales prices matched a recent appraisal.
Devcon is looking for a tenant to move into the space vacated by Santa Cruz Glass & Gift, which closed in June. The asking rate is $1.50 per square foot triple net.
The acquisition did not include 802 Pacific Ave., where Taco Bell is located. That property is controlled by the heirs of Henry Baum, a retired San Francisco real estate agent who died in 2008.
Lawlor said it could make sense to acquire the Taco Bell property along with a small parking lot adjacent to Taco Bell and owned by the city.
"We've had discussions with city staff," he said.
He has been working for a developer proposing an 58-unit affordable apartment complex at 350 Ocean St., which won a $5 million state grant a few weeks ago.
Lawlor, a graduate of UC Santa Cruz, sees the local economy getting stronger.
He noted the Lau property, a vacant lot on Pacific Avenue, has been sold, the Walnut Ave co-housing development nearing competition, a 16-unit condo complex with ground-floor commercial under construction at 220 Laurel St.
Tech startups that launched in co-working spaces downtown are looking for office space to expand.
"We're 35 miles from the most vibrant economy in the world," Lawlor said, referring to Silicon Valley. "That's beginning to have an effect in Santa Cruz."
Joe Heller, a real estate agent at American Dream Realty in Pleasure Point and a former lender, said, "Commercial property is hot right now. The lending has eased up. We're seeing investors jump back in."
Follow Sentinel reporter Jondi Gumz at Twitter.com/jondigumz —— (c)2014 the Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.) Visit the Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.) at www.santacruzsentinel.com Distributed by MCT Information Services


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Billy Graham Exhibit Highlights Evangelist's Influence on World Leaders
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is inviting visitors to Charlotte, N.C., to visit the new "Billy Graham: God's Ambassador to World Leaders" exhibit at The Billy Graham Library, which documents the evangelist's meetings and interaction with various leaders from across the world during his career.
Tom Phillips, vice president of The Billy Graham Library, shared with The Christian Post that the purpose of the exhibit is to show "how a humble dairy farmer's son became an ambassador for Christ to numerous world leaders and every U.S. president since World War II."
Phillips noted that visitors to the "Billy Graham" exhibit will be able to see letters, gifts, personal photos and other rare memorabilia showing the powerful effect Graham managed to have on important figures through prayer, counsel and compassion.
"Political affiliation was not a factor in Billy Graham's encounters with presidents," Phillips continued. "His focus was being an ambassador…an ambassador of prayer, hope, service, friendship, truth and the Gospel. And, it is those "pillars" that are the focus of the exhibit – prayer, hope, service, friendship, truth and the Gospel – the proclamation of salvation through Jesus Christ."
The VP noted that visitors will be able to read informative panels which detail the evangelist's meetings with U.S presidents from Truman to Obama, and world leaders such as Queen Elizabeth II, Mikhail Gorbachev, Sir Winston Churchill and more.
"Visitors will not only see rare memorabilia, but they will see the heart behind Mr. Graham's ministry – that he was not thinking about his political philosophy or personality, but about his need for God's help and his reliance on God's Spirit," Phillips concluded.
The exhibit, which runs through to Oct. 31, shares in great detail the circumstances behind many of these meetings, such as former President Richard Nixon attending a Billy Graham event in Knoxville, Tenn., in May 1970 that attracted 75,000 people. That was where Nixon met Graham for the first time.
McClatchy reports that Graham, now 93, first started his service in 1947, and in his lifetime has met 11 U.S. presidents.
"Sometimes his spiritual outreach has taken public form, as when he prayed at Bill Clinton's inauguration or gave a speech at Washington's National Cathedral after 9/11. But Graham has also played a quiet, private role in the lives of these men and their loved ones, serving as spiritual adviser, pastor and friend to presidents of both political parties," it notes.
Of his interaction with world leaders, Graham has said: "We sometimes forget that some of the loneliest people in the world are those who are in the public eye. They have spiritual needs just like everyone else."
The Billy Graham Library first opened its doors on Thursday, May 31, 2007, and more than 550,000 visitors have since attended the facility.


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Photos by Gabriel R.
These photos were taken in and around the Shu'fat refugee camp in East Jerusalem. Shu'fat has seen overcrowding and a collapse of government services since the construction of the Separation Wall cut it off from most of East Jerusalem, and the nearby neighborhoods of Ras Khamis and Ras Shahada currently face a wave of potential house demolitions that would affect 15,000 residents of the area.
While the Israeli municipal government of Jerusalem is nominally responsible for Shu'fat refugee camp and nearby neighborhoods of East Jerusalem, it provides few services to the inhabitants and has incomplete or nonexistent records of residency and home ownership, says Ronit Sela, head of the Human Rights in East Jerusalem project for the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI). "From very little services" in 2006, says Sela, "we've gone to almost zero services... Here the neglect is really incredible."
When Israel's Separation Wall, which runs through the neighborhoods around Shu'fat, was completed "in 2008 or 2009," says Sela, "they [the Israeli authorities] decided to privatize all the garbage collection beyond the barrier... This was the Jerusalem municipality saying 'we don't want our people to go into these areas.'" Because of the lack of information on residents, however, when the municipality requested tenders for the privatization contract, the estimate of the population included in the request was extremely low.
"Whether that was deliberate or whether they had no data and just took a wild guess, it's hard for me to say," Sela says. Either way, the contract for the waste disposal service now treats the area as though it's a small community, leading to collection times and quantities insufficient to cover the actual size of the neighborhoods. As a result, trash piles up throughout Shu'fat and the surrounding region of East Jerusalem on hills, through alleys, and beside roads.
I look at the tender, I don't know if it's deliberate or not, but... the Israeli authorities, whether it's the municipality or the government, have created a situation where they have no clue about anything in these neighborhoods, so any kind of service provision is going to be either inadequate or just not exactly what the needs are, there's no needs assessment. So there's garbage, heaps and heaps and heaps of garbage, and it's not being collected, and there's not enough bins. And whether all of it is deliberate, and whether the people who decided on the route of the barrier realized what they were doing – I think it's mixed. But if this was an exercise in 'let's build a wall and see what happens,' so now we know the answer to that one. You build a wall, and everything collapses on the other side.
The Wall
In the last months of 2012, the Israeli Ministry of Defense rebuilt and extended part of the Separation Wall in Ras Khamis, a neighborhood near the Shu'fat refugee camp. In the process, according to residents of the area, nearby roads and sewage pipes were damaged or destroyed.
"No one took responsibility," says Sela. The Defense Ministry claimed that its purview was construction of the wall and redirected the residents to the Jerusalem municipal office. "You go to the municipality," Sela continues, "and they say 'well, I don't know, we'll look into it.' But they never do."
Eventually, Sela says, the residents themselves raised the money to replace the sewer pipes after all the possible governmental sources of aid dodged responsibility for the damage.
"Really there's been...zero help from the Israeli authorities... [Mayor Nir Barkat] himself made a statement a few years ago that he feels like he's incapable of providing real services in those areas."
The inability of the Jerusalem government to provide services in these neighborhoods has been apparent since the construction of the Separation Wall and the Shu'fat Refugee Camp Checkpoint, the crossing site for Palestinians in Shu'fat and other nearby neighborhoods of East Jerusalem. The areas lack police forces and have inadequate schools and health centers, according to information from ACRI. A new policy restricts people crossing at the Shu'fat checkpoint from carrying goods, forcing merchants with shops in the camp to take long detours to get supplies to their stores.
In Shu'fat and the nearby neighborhoods, the Jerusalem municipality hasn't issued a new urban plan since 1967. This creates a severe housing shortage and ensures that any construction since then has been conducted without proper licenses.
However, since the construction of Israel's Separation Wall, the Jerusalem municipality has been notably absent from the area around Shu'fat. "They haven't seen an Israeli official there in years," Sela says.
Although the absence of the municipality creates a lack of government services, it also means that no demolition orders have been issued in the area since the Separation Wall went up. As a result, according to ACRI, these neighborhoods are the part of East Jerusalem where the largest amount of new housing has been built in the last few years.
All of these new buildings are, by necessity, unlicensed because of the lack of any procedures to follow for licensure. "You cannot get a permit in that area," Sela says. This makes it very easy for the Israeli authorities to target homes in the neighborhoods for possible demolition.
As reported by Ma'an News Agency on 31 October, "municipality officers escorted by Israeli soldiers issued demolition warrants for thousands of Palestinian homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Ras Khamis and Ras Shahada," both in the immediate vicinity of the Shu'fat camp. The warrants were notices informing the properties' unspecified owners that the municipality was seeking court orders to demolish the homes.
A psychologist at a health center in Shu'fat affiliated with the UNRWA, who requested anonymity for this article, explains the mental health effects of house demolitions: "The thought of the home... it's very specific for the family," she says. "It leads to other problems... it makes mental defects" including drug abuse and violent behavior.
Like so many other pieces of data regarding the area of East Jerusalem around Shu'fat, precisely which buildings were targeted by the 31 October notices remains unclear. Several of the buildings that are known to have received the orders, however, were large structures, some housing 40-50 family apartments. While the specifics are uncertain, news reports and informal data from the residents suggest that at least 15,000 people would be affected by these demolitions – the largest number of house demolitions ever conducted in Palestine.
Ronit Sela expresses skepticism that Israel will move forward with all of the demolition orders given the spread of destruction they would cause. Furthermore, she notes, "the buildings are so big, it would take weeks" to destroy them all.
"They might just try to demolish one house, maybe that would be enough" to discourage further building in the area, she speculates.
"But who knows. And anyway it's unrest and uncertainty and question marks."
The Future
Jamal is a graying, potbellied salesman with deep smile creases at the corners of his eyes. When I visit Shu'fat, he gives me a guided tour of the camp. We walk past a drug den in a burnt-out, abandoned building. Then apartment buildings with no roof, buildings with crumpling walls, piles of garbage and rubble, schools secured behind large metal gates and bars. "No one can live here," he says, "If animals lived here, it would not be good."
"It's like a prison," he says.
Jamal introduces me to Isam Hamad Ali, an engineer in Shu'fat whose house was targeted by one of the court notices. He tells me that his family will defy the demolitions if they happen. "We are ready to die," says Isam.
Isam and the other residents in and around Shu'fat receive little support in resisting the demolition orders or ameliorating the civil and municipal problems faced by the community. "The PA...is not allowed to do anything according to the international agreements. And the Israeli authorities are not taking any responsibility, so the people are left to the UN and some of the NGOs; and that's it," says Ronit Sela.
No one knows if these orders will ever be carried out, or if more will come. "We have no idea what the grand scheme is or whether there is a grand scheme or not," Sela says. "In Kufr Aqab [another Palestinian neighborhood on the outskirts of East Jerusalem and behind Israel's Separation Wall] as well there are tall buildings without permits. And who knows, maybe they'll get notices about demolitions too. You don't know."
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Our Belt Curves 4308 or 4312 are available both as inclined or declined curves. Now it is possible to bridge a difference of levels. The basic design of this curve equals that of our curve type 4308 or 4312. The incline of the curve has been designed in a way that both the drive shaft and the deviating shaft remain in a horizontal position so that feeding-in and succeeding conveyors can be connected without any problems.
All indicated dimensions, esp. of the radii, equal the projected dimensions, as resulting from the top view. This is especially important for projecting systems.


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One morning, during the infamous 1976 heatwave in London, a retired Irish gentleman walks to the corner store for a paper and never returns. Upon hearing of his disappearance, the children gather in the family home to support their Mammy and try to figure out what has happened to their father. The three children each have problems of their own. The estranged sisters are barely on speaking terms, the brother's marriage is on the brink of divorce, and all have secrets which are haunting them. As the family gathers, the story focuses mostly on the brokenness of their relationships, with a heavy dose of Catholic guilt thrown in. Digging for clues, even more secrets from the past are unearthed, but through it all, there is very little plot and seemingly very little concern for dear old Dad. His disappearance becomes rather secondary, serving only as the catalyst for the actors to gather on this "family drama" stage, during a time of crisis.
It wasn't a great novel, but I did enjoy it as a nice easy (beach) read and will definitely pick up another O'Farrell at some point in time. A friend recommended this author to me and I'm glad she did. This is O'Farrell's most recent novel, she has many more earlier ones which some reviewers found to be better than this one.


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How do you grow an isolated colony of e.coli from scratch?
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November 21, 2006 at 1:02 pm #6368mbyyasParticipant
Hello there! I need help as I guess most do on this forum.
Essentially would anyone be able to provide me with a detailed description in the lab protocal to grow an isolated e.coli from scratch. What I mean is exactly how to I sart growing the colony in a glycerol stock solution overnight? found many a method that vary.
Do I have to freeze the e.coli and glycerol solution once mixed or can I jump straight into leaving in a shaking water bath overnight at 37 degrees C. Can I then proceed, from that overnight culture, to streak the colony on an agar plate, exact method would be nice. Would this plate be where I first inttroduce an agar mixture combined with the right antibiotics such as ampicilin or do I add them with the glycerol stock before cultivating overnight?
From the colonies streaked do I then find a single colony from that plate and once again reintroduce into a liquid medium? and exactly how to I proceed from here to end up with three to for aliquots or vials of a stock single colony e.coli culture stored at -70/80 degrees C from which to carry on with my research?
Please help
My e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com If you have any journals or lab protocols to file you wouldnt mind sharing.
kind regards
Alexander Sano-Davies
November 21, 2006 at 5:23 pm #60795canalonParticipant
What is your starting point:
a colony on a plate? Then pick it and streak it on a fresh plate using 2 or 3 crossing lines changing toothpick (or whatever picking tool) each time. You should keep selective agent (if any, like amp) in the fresh plate. Grow overnight at an appropriate temp.
Depending how likely a colony is to be mixed with something you might want to repeat this one or two times before being sure that your colony is pure. Then grow overnight in liquid medium with selective agent. add the same volume of 30% glycerol and freeze.
from glycerol? streak on selective plate with multiple streaks and pick one isolated colony. Same thing as above.
November 21, 2006 at 10:51 pm #60816mbyyasParticipant
My starting point is a pre frozen sample of glycerol and bug stock, 50 micro litres, the end point i am trying to achieve is 8 similar stocks of glycerol and bug solution of a single cloned colony of e.coli. In other words I wmust prove through my lab work that I have started with a e.coli stock that may or maynot be all identical, and end up with 8 stocks of identical, dna wise, ecoli. I know i have to streak the ecoli to begin with, grow overnight on plates, and then from the plates isolate a single cell colony, insert into a 10ml LB liquid broth with ampicilin and kanamycin? grow while shaking again overnight, from this I have a glycerol stock. It is now the expression in LB medium that is presenting the issue for me. I know I have to add 20 micro litres of the glycerol stock to arround 100ml of LB with the corresponding amount of ampycilin and kanamacyn and again shake to grow overnight, but the following day, from research ive been doing, most procedure recomend preparing 4/6L! of LB in 2 or 3 flasks to add starter culture too! and then grow to arround 0.6 OD, is this correct! that much LB! and how do i measure the OD of such a vast volume, do I have to take periodical samples from the micture to test or can I measure the OD of the entire conical flask!? In terms of harvesting methods i have found mention centrifuging the mixture at 5000rpm, how do you do that with a 2L conical flask? from then on i seem to be ok, in terms of suspension of cell pelets and the sonication of the suspension. If you could answer any of these gaps then please help, and thank you so much for the replies so far, and any further replies made, I very much appreciate this guys/girls. Thank you
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November 22, 2006 at 7:28 am #60841mikkiParticipant
Using A-septic technique, flame sterilize your inoculating loop and transfer your organism to a nutrient agar or bhi plate (not sure but I think ecoli will grow on any media). To do a streak plate, which is used to isolate a mixed culture into a pure culture (in the form of colonies) use the four-quadrant method. Inoculate quadrant 1, flame sterilize loop and wait 10 seconds to cool, then streak from quadrant 1 into 2, flame sterilize loop and wait 10 seconds, steak from quadrant 2 to 3. Be sure you zigzag 3 lines without going back into the previous quadrant.
So you would streak organism from quadrant 1 to 2, streak back into quadrant 1, streak out into quadrant 2 again, streak back into quad 1, streak back into quad 2, then make 3 zigzag streak lines without touching quad 1. When you have done all 4 sides then invert plate and incubate for 24 to 48 hours at 37C.
November 22, 2006 at 6:47 pm #60881canalonParticipant
Well don't worry that much. It is easier than you describe.
So you know how to get an isolated colony. Mikki's method is great but expensive I usually isolate 6 different colonies per plate 🙂 and in BHI or LB 16h is more than enough to get nice E. coli colonies.
In liquid you are going to get a higher survival rate if you use a colony in exponential or late exponential phase (OD~0.6) but you will have more than enough with a saturated culture. So do not worry about OD. What you simply want is to have a 15% vol/vol proportion of glycerol in your culture in the end, or if you prefer 15 µl glycerol for 100µl of final suspension. Considring that glycerol is a pain to pipet I suggest you prepare a solution of 30% or 45% glycerol, sterilize it (filter is best) and add the correct volume to your culture to have the 15% glycerol.
Alternatively you can pellet the bacteria (1ml in 1.5ml tubes at 13000g for 1 min) and resuspend them in a medium (LB is fine) containing selective agents (amp and kan) and 15% glycerol.
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GM stock is in the gutter. Time to buy?April 1, 2014: 2:17 PM ET
The market has not been kind to General Motors.
Its stock is down about 15% in 2014 as the automaker has contended with seven million recalls and questions from victims' families and government officials about why it took 10 years to recall millions of cars with faulty ignition switches.
Still, General Motors (GM) has roared back since the days of its bankruptcy and government bailout. The stock went on a tear last year and is still up roughly 25% over the past year.
The company has plenty of cash on hand, and there's reason for optimism about the auto industry more broadly, which has already been a bright spot in the economic recovery thus far.
That's why Sterne Agee auto analyst Michael Ward sees GM's latest price drop as a buying opportunity. "It makes the purchase of the stock pretty compelling, particularly if you're looking beyond one day, one week, one month," he said.
Ward cites GM's strong product pipeline, and notes that the company is experiencing strong growth in international markets such as China, where sales of small sport utility vehicles are surging.
Related: GM: Steps to a recall nightmare
GM will also benefit from robust auto demand in the United States over the next three to five years, Ward claims. That's because 40% of the cars on the road now are 12 years or older.
"It's the oldest fleet you've ever seen, and its going to need to be replaced," he said.
Additionally, Ward likes GM's financial position.
The stock trades at around nine times 2014 earnings estimates, according to FactSet. By comparison, Rival Ford (F) trades at 12 times 2014 earnings.
And after emerging from bankruptcy and successfully re-entering the public markets in 2010, the company has $20 billion of cash on its balance sheet.
But that pile of cash is deceiving, according to Matt Stover, an analyst at Guggenheim Securities who isn't buying on the General Motors dip. He mentioned a big debt burden and unfunded pension liabilities as reasons for ongoing concern.
Further, he said GM will be plagued for years by expenses related to the recalls and the subsequent investigations. Such costs include settlements with victims families and possible fines by the government.
Toyota (TM) just agreed to pay $1.2 billion to settle a criminal probe into its conduct during its massive faulty accelerator recall from four years ago.
Related: Toyota's huge fine won't dent its $60 billion cash pile
Still, Stover believes the bad GM headlines won't keep consumers away from GM dealerships. He said car buyers usually look at third-party review sites such as J.D. Power and Associates rather than the news for advice when buying a car.
"I think consumers are immune to connecting the dots between recalls and quality," he said.
And investors tend to forget about recalls after awhile. Shares of Toyota (TM) are now substantially higher than where they were during the worst of its 2010 recall problems.


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Tuesday Tomorrow
That Summer by Lauren Willig
Published by: St. Martin's Press
Publication Date: June 3rd, 2014
Format: Hardcover, 352 Pages
To Buy
The official patter:
" 2009: When Julia Conley hears that she has inherited a house outside London from an unknown great-aunt, she assumes it's a joke. She hasn't been back to England since the car crash that killed her mother when she was six, an event she remembers only in her nightmares. But when she arrives at Herne Hill to sort through the house—with the help of her cousin Natasha and sexy antiques dealer Nicholas—bits of memory start coming back. And then she discovers a pre-Raphaelite painting, hidden behind the false back of an old wardrobe, and a window onto the house's shrouded history begins to open...
1849: Imogen Grantham has spent nearly a decade trapped in a loveless marriage to a much older man, Arthur. The one bright spot in her life is her step-daughter, Evie, a high-spirited sixteen year old who is the closest thing to a child Imogen hopes to have. But everything changes when three young painters come to see Arthur's collection of medieval artifacts, including Gavin Thorne, a quiet man with the unsettling ability to read Imogen better than anyone ever has. When Arthur hires Gavin to paint her portrait, none of them can guess what the hands of fate have set in motion.
From modern-day England to the early days of the Preraphaelite movement, Lauren Willig's That Summer takes readers on an un-put-downable journey through a mysterious old house, a hidden love affair, and one woman's search for the truth about her past—and herself."
I think by now you will have realized that this is your mandatory reading for this summer, right?
A Barricade in Hell by Jaime Lee Moyer
Published by: Tor Books
Publication Date: June 3rd, 2014
Format: Hardcover, 336 Pages
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The official patter:
"In Jaime Lee Moyer's Barricade in Hell, Delia Martin has been gifted (or some would say cursed) with the ability to peer across to the other side. Since childhood, her constant companions have been ghosts. She used her powers and the help of those ghosts to defeat a twisted serial killer terrorizing her beloved San Francisco. Now it's 1917—the threshold of a modern age—and Delia lives a peaceful life with Police Captain Gabe Ryan.
That peace shatters when a strange young girl starts haunting their lives and threatens Gabe. Delia tries to discover what this ghost wants as she becomes entangled in the mystery surrounding a charismatic evangelist who preaches pacifism and an end to war. But as young people begin to disappear, and audiences display a loyalty and fervor not attributable to simple persuasion, that message of peace reveals a hidden dark side.
As Delia discovers the truth, she faces a choice—take a terrible risk to save her city, or chance losing everything?"
Looks so good, also love the cover art correlation to the first book. LOVE a unified look!
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
Published by: Scribner
Publication Date: June 3rd, 2014
Format: Hardcover, 448 Pages
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The official patter:
"In a mega-stakes, high-suspense race against time, three of the most unlikely and winning heroes Stephen King has ever created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands.
In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of desperate unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a job fair. Without warning, a lone driver plows through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes, running over the innocent, backing up, and charging again. Eight people are killed; fifteen are wounded. The killer escapes.
In another part of town, months later, a retired cop named Bill Hodges is still haunted by the unsolved crime. When he gets a crazed letter from someone who self-identifies as the "perk" and threatens an even more diabolical attack, Hodges wakes up from his depressed and vacant retirement, hell-bent on preventing another tragedy.
Brady Hartfield lives with his alcoholic mother in the house where he was born. He loved the feel of death under the wheels of the Mercedes, and he wants that rush again. Only Bill Hodges, with a couple of highly unlikely allies, can apprehend the killer before he strikes again. And they have no time to lose, because Brady's next mission, if it succeeds, will kill or maim thousands.
Mr. Mercedes is a war between good and evil, from the master of suspense whose insight into the mind of this obsessed, insane killer is chilling and unforgettable."
Stephen King equals a good summer read!
My New Friend is So Fun! by Mo Willems
Published by: Disney-Hyperion
Publication Date: June 3rd, 2014
Format: Hardcover, 64 Pages
To Buy
The official patter:
"Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.
Gerald and Piggie are best friends.
In My New Friend Is So Fun!, Piggie has found a new friend! But is Gerald ready to share?"
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That direct ipad thing, i could do that 5 years ago with a leaf valeo and palm pad, so i think its logical they use the technology again.. On modern pads ?..
What would be nice is if we could use capture pilot to rename files.. Handy when shooting packshots in studio ...As i could stay near my set instead of always rolling around on the chair to see te computer ...
Same idea.VERY different programming/implementation on both the camera side and the viewing device side.Main difference to the end user: much faster than the Valeo bluetooth solution.
And - next question - what about the dark shots ? Can these be switched off now ? PLEASE !!!!! I mean 1 hour exposure and then 1 hour wait and in the middle of it the batteries die ? Come on !
3. Achromatic Has Come to the IQ2 Series - perfect and so I dont need SilverEfex Pro which is leaps ahead of most things for $100, and as I shoot raw why do i need an 80 million pixel jpeg
The Leica MM and previous Phase Achromat+ are the only "production" versions of this kind of sensor I am aware of.
And the Red Epic Monochrome... I have a project I think I need one of those for
1. Does the wi-fi signal go to more than one Ipad? This to me is really important as 1/2 the projects we do have multiple "eyes" that want/need to see.
2. What is the fps or spf of the 260?
3. Can you set color/tone/look on the Ipaq, like in C-1 so the view is a little more customized?
4. What is availability for other camera platforms. Usually Contax is last on the list to come out. In regards to mounts what will be offered. Obviously DF+ and H, Contax, but any other mounts without adapters?
5. What is the REAL useable ISO? Keep in mind that I don't mind some noise if it's pretty and shoot my P30+ at 800 iso all the time. Does all the IQ series do as well as the P30+ because the last time I used an Aptus with a Dalsa sensor, I loved the look but it didn't go to 800 as well as the Kodak sensor.
6. I know your just getting these in, but how is the realiability. Stability is first on my list and I have zero time to go back and forth with issues? (This isn't a knock on Phase, because nearly all digital devices seem to need a series of firmware updates to catch some issues.
7. Will a Leaf version on the wi-fi become available. I love the reliability of my Phase backs, but recently did a quick test (actually testing LED fresnels) and tested a H4d, a Aptus and a IQ and in my very brief test, like the Leaf interface. On a side note I thought the DF (not the plus) autofocus was very good. I know there are some people that didn't think that, so when I tested these cameras, I really tried to trick the DF autofocus with people passing the foreground, soft backlight, walking to camera at a quick pace, etc. and thought the DF worked very well in autofocus. I did have more difficulty hitting manual focus on the DF and not to hijack a thread, but thought the H4d40 I tested had good manual focus.
8. Will the IQ backs (the new and the older IQ versions give a black and white preview? I don't shoot a lot of B+W only projects but when I do it's great to see it in black and white.
9. This question is going to seem kinda of crazy but for years we've investigated ways to get multiple screen views from one camera. Let me explain. I've always wanted to have a custom frame build (kind of like rack mount video/field monitors, that work like this. Let's say you have 8 monitors (of Ipads). When you fire the first frame it goes on screen one and holds, frame 2 goes to screen 2 and holds, frame three goes to screen 3 and holds, etc. etc. until frame nine that then refreshes to frame 1 and starts the process again. I know this sounds like a dog and pony show (it is) but these is a usefulness of this as clients are always huddling around the tech station when we're shooting saying "can you go back to the previous frame.
10. How will the IQ2 impact the prices on the IQ1? Will there bee a rush of trade ins/ups?
11. Any word (wink wink) of what the new phase camera will be like.
12. I doubt if this will happen, but what is the chance of a back that mounts to different platforms, like a Hasselblad and a Contax? I know, I know, but a person can wish.
13. Is it possible to put my p21+ inside an IQ2? Just kidding, actually not exactly as I love the speed, the file look of the p21. I've shot that back so often and worked it so much in post I have it zoned out like I know my favorite pair of shoes. It's just all automatic to me making that file look like film.I know, I know nobody is going back in pixels.
1. Holy Dynamic Range Batman - Increased to 13 stops - and given most of these cameras are used in studios why do i need 13 stops as the lighting is totally controlled ? Most of the ones that make it into the field are they working professionals who actually bought the camera ??
2. Long Exposure has Returned with the Phase One IQ260 - brilliant so the ones that get out in the world (most are loaners on test) it appears to take a while to process. the fact it has returned , innovation
4. Wireless Viewing, No Computer Needed - brilliant, except Nikon D800 is unusable with RAW images over the wire. I hope Phase has put in something else to move images faster, but everyone says JPEG only so hmmm7. Wireless Works With Any iOS Device - great, at least we may find one fast enough
6. Remote Review and Color Tagging - in the studio takes ages to walk from one end to the other
5. Remote Operation of the Camera - i thought this was already there, called assistant please press the button
8. GPS Auto Geotagging - I know where my studio is and actually it spends all its time there, save the innovation and add something like a new camera
I found out today, seemingly you still have to use the dark exposure. I find this to be a complete waste of time. I mean can someone here please explain their workflow if they take a 1hr exposure and than have to sit there scratching their ass for another hour before another exposure can be captured. It's like you buy a nice car but you have to push it half the journey each time. The camera seems fantastic but why the hell do Phase One re design the sensor and than offer what appears to be a great feature but is unusable for many photographers due to the time required to capture the shot.
Just shows we are all very different - the IQ2 feature set is just what every MFD shooter dreams about. The Wifi to iPad/iPad Mini/network alone is just amazing. Shoot with a tech camera and you will understand that as good as the IQ's built in screen is, 3.2" is just not very big for image review. As for DR, I don't understand your point of view - who wouldn't want more just because they shoot in a studio?
Now, it appears to me that a majority of Phaseone customers are not shooting for clients in a pro environment. Is this assumption correct?
The real question being why image review is needed in the field at all when shooting landscape...[...]For those guys (let's call them landscape shooters for the sake of discussion) isn't perfect focusing with live view a better solution? Light can be disapearing fast, why have to go through a focus accuracy check on an ipad you have to carry around in the field? Genuine question... I would really like to understand the use case.
CMOS-style 30fps live view would be preferable yes. But for many such users a [digital back on a tech camera with Schneider/Rodenstock wide angles and the ability to capture 60/80mp raw files in a single image with movement on every lens and a manner of shooting which some find to be very tactile/traditional] is preferable to a [dSLR platform]. So since today (and for the foreseeable future) you can't have both, this provides a way to make the digital platform more enjoyable/desirable/full-proof.
The real question being why image review is needed in the field at all when shooting landscape...I can understand the value of wifi for the x% of IQ users shooting for clients in "studio" environment (indoors or outdoors) because it may help show them live images being shot (but a large HDMI screen sounds better when possible).Now, it appears to me that a majority of Phaseone customers are not shooting for clients in a pro environment. Is this assumption correct? For those guys (let's call them landscape shooters for the sake of discussion) isn't perfect focusing with live view a better solution? Light can be disapearing fast, why have to go through a focus accuracy check on an ipad you have to carry around in the field? Genuine question... I would really like to understand the use case.Cheers,Bernard


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Writing a Personal Statement
A personal statement provides an opportunity for an applicant to speak about himself or herself. Some scholarships require a response to a specific question or questions while others are seeking general, comprehensive statements. Regardless of what committees are seeking, personal essays should be a compelling statement about you and your interests.
Getting Started
Successful personal statements require multiple drafts. It is important to begin writing well in advance of the scholarship deadlines. Consider the following questions when you begin writing your statement: Why have you made the choices you have in your life? What are your future plans? How will you achieve your goals? Why is this scholarship right for you and how it does it fit in your scholarly plan? It will help to look at your transcript. Think about the courses that you have loved and those that have challenged you at a high level. How did your course work develop your interests? Ask yourself the same questions about the organizations in which you have chosen to be a member and the service activities you have pursued. You want to carefully consider the most important points you wish to convey in your essay because the length is generally limited, frequently to one page.
What to Include
Make your opening remarks imaginative and creative, something unique to you. Think about the central theme of your statement and create a hook that entices committee members to keep reading.
Create a picture of yourself using concrete examples and strive for depth rather than breadth. The personal statement should tell a story to make the reader want to know more about you. Provide the reader with insights into what drive you. If you distinguish yourself through an individual story, you will make your application memorable.
Answer the questions that are asked. Demonstrate that you are able to express your thoughts in a clear, logical manner.
What to Avoid
Statements should tell a story of your individuality. Therefore, you should express original thoughts, avoiding any cliches. Find an angle that makes your statement lively and different.
Do not make your statement into a laundry list of achievements. Applicants for any of these awards are highly qualified.
Avoid jargon and specialized vocabulary. Write your statement with the mindset that the scholarship committee involves someone who has no experience in your field. When you revise your statment, have someone outside your field read it to make sure all of your points are easily understood.
Allow a variety of people (faculty advisors, fellow students, the Writing Center) to read your essay and provide you with feedback. Ask mentors, friends, and parents if the statement truly reflects who you are and if it defines where you want to go and why.
Ask your recommenders to read and revise your statement before they submit letters on your behalf. This will allow the recommender to better understand your interests and goals. They will be able to spot areas that need improvement that may have escaped you before.
You may also submit your essays and personal statement to the Office of External Scholarships for feedback.


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Former Navy linebacker Joshua Tate was found not guilty of a sexual assault from a 2012 incident. A military judge made his ruling Thursday, acquitting Tate of any wrongdoing after a three-day trial.
According to the Associated Press, Tate faced one charge of aggravated sexual assault, with prosecutors suggesting Tate assaulted a fellow Navy classmate and taking advantage of the drunk woman, too inebriated to consent. The case stemmed from a 2012 incident but the long, drawn out process of the justice system is finally coming to a close. According to the New York Times, the judge presiding over the case this is handing over a charge of making false statements over to the Naval Academy for further action, if necessary.
Tate was originally tied to the incident along with teammates Tra'ves Bush and Eric Graham, both defensive backs. Tate was the only player to face charges, with charges never being taken to Bush and charges being dropped for Graham due to not having his rights read to him.
These types of stories are never enjoyable to cover, but they are important to pay attention to regardless of the outcome. The other part of this conversation will dive in to a more political or judicial realm, as the debate over whether this type of accusation should be handled in-house by the military or turned over to the justice system will continue for some.
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"For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it." Exodus 20:11
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